▪ I. † ˈoutdraught1 Obs.
[out- 7: after L. extractum, OF. estrait.]
An extract, an abstract.
| c 1449 Pecock Repr. v. xi. 541 In the extract or out⁓drauȝt of the Donet. 1542 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) II. 415/2 Þe extracte and outdraucht of all proces of forfaltoure concerning þe erle of anguiss. c 1575 Balfour's Practicks (1754) 368 The extract or out-draucht of the chekkar rollis. |
▪ II. ˈoutdraught2
[out- 7.]
An outward draught or current of air; the ‘back-wash’ of a wave.
| 1857 Kingsley Two Y. Ago iii, Then followed the returning out-draught, and every limb quivered with the strain. 1859 R. F. Burton Centr. Afr. in Jrnl. Geog. Soc. XXIX. 383 The rapidity required to secure a continuous out⁓draught. 1877 Tennyson Harold ii. i. 32 Clinging thus [I] Felt the remorseless outdraught of the deep Haul like a great strong fellow at my legs. |